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Monday, April 16, 2012

Non-Fiction Reads

If you follow me on Goodreads, you'll see that I don't read a lot of non-fiction. That said, I do enjoy non-fiction on occasion. I just prefer the escape of fiction.

In the last year, I have read a couple of non-fiction books that I really enjoyed. First and foremost, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. Couldn't put it down. I loved it so much that I bought copies for my Dad and my brother. We had great discussions about the book.

I also read Karen Walker's memoir, Following the Whispers. A very gut-wrenchingly real and touching book. In my TBR pile, I've got Tim Tebow's and Steve Jobs' books that I'm looking forward to diving into one of these days. Not too long ago, I re-read Stephen King's On Writing, which reads more like a memoir than anything else but I did enjoy it immensely.

Do you read much non-fiction? Have you read any lately that you could recommend? I'm always on the look-out for a good read. I swear I'd be happy reading the phone book than reading nothing at all. Seriously.

I love reading memoirs! I haven't read any in a while, but "Lucky" by Alice Sebold (sp?) comes to mind. I loved that one, it was very well written. I also enjoyed "A Long Way Gone" but I forgot the boy's name who wrote the book. "Marley and Me" is another good one.

Liz, I am honored that you chose my memoir as one of your few non-fiction reads. Thank you so much and thanks Alex and Talli for the kind comments as well.I have always loved both fiction and non-fiction and read a lot of both, depending on my mood. I'm currently reading books on spirituality mostly and loving it very much.Karen

Nope, I don't read much of it, but I have been known to read a bit! I do believe that non-fiction can be even more amazing than fiction for the "Wow!" factor sometimes. As the saying goes, "You couldn't make this stuff up."

Nothing specific to recommend, but I do love biographies, mostly of historical people from the 17th and 18th centuries, such as Byron. After a while you get to see the same people pop up in mentions in other biographies if you read enough of them. Cook books too, yes you can sit and read them - not just follow the recipe whilst cooking a meal :)